Şofben düzelince sıcak su hemen geldi.

the water

Breakdown of Şofben düzelince sıcak su hemen geldi.

• sıcak: hot
• gelmek: to come
• hemen: immediately

Questions & Answers about Şofben düzelince sıcak su hemen geldi.

What does şofben mean here?

Şofben means water heater or boiler, especially the kind that provides hot water for washing or showering. In everyday Turkish, it often refers to a household hot-water unit.

So Şofben düzelince... means something like When the water heater started working again...

What does düzelince mean, and how is it formed?

Düzelince comes from:

• düzelmek = to get fixed, to improve, to become normal, to start working properly
• -ince / -ınca = when / once / as soon as

So:

• düzel-
  • -ince → düzelince
• meaning: when it got fixed, once it was fixed, or when it started working properly again

In this sentence, Şofben düzelince means when the water heater got fixed / started working again.

Why is there no separate word for when?

Because Turkish often expresses when by adding a suffix directly to the verb.

Here, English uses a separate word:

• when the water heater was fixed

Turkish instead uses:

• şofben düzelince

So the suffix -ince/-ınca does the job of English when, once, or sometimes as soon as.